Manuscripts
Schank, John. Letter To Robert Saunders Dudnas, 2nd Viscount Melville
- Description
- The collection consists of correspondence and documents pertaining to the War of 1812 between Great Britain and the United States as reflected in Admiralty reports and memoranda, particularly concerning: strategy and ship deployment of British Admirals Cochrane, Schanck, and others on the American and West Indian stations; the superiority of American over British frigates and attempts to remedy the situation; a little information about the American navy and American military preparedness.
- Date
- 1813, Feb. 16
- Call number
- HM 81146
- Provenance
- Purchased from Maggs Bros. of London, 1923.
- Associated people
- Cochrane, Alexander Forrester Inglis, (1758-1832.)
